WRUB (FM)
Radio station in Sarasota, Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WRUB (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Spanish hits format. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, it serves the Sarasota / Bradenton / Tampa Bay Areas. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios on West Gandy Boulevard in Tampa.
Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
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Frequency | 106.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Rumba 106.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish hits |
Subchannels |
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Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | June 30, 1965; 58 years ago (1965-06-30) (as WSPB-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Rumba" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 48672 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 13,000 watts |
HAAT | 178 meters (584 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°32′42.00″N 82°34′27.00″W |
Translator(s) | |
Repeater(s) | 103.5 WFUS-HD2 (Gulfport) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | rumba1065.iheart.com |
WRUB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,000 watts. It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The transmitter is near the intersection of 33rd Street W and 8th Avenue W in Memphis, south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.[1] That gives WRUB city-grade coverage not only in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, but also around Tampa Bay and as far north as Largo. The station's coverage area extends north towards Lakeland and Pasco County. WRUB rebroadcasts on 250-watt FM translator 103.1 W276CR in Bradenton.[2]